The Foundation’s oral history project serves to capture the stories from our region. Led by trained local volunteers, we aim to document and preserve oral histories from a diverse range ...
Most interpretive histories of Harpers Ferry focus on the John Brown Raid, the Federal Armory, and the Civil War. Lesser known, are the important legacies of the African American community, ...
We aim to protect and preserve African American heritage in our towns through the rehabilitation of First Zion Baptist Church. Built in 1894 in a predominantly African American neighborhood, this ...
Cedar Hill Cemetery serves as the final resting place of former slaves, military veterans, and Storer College teachers and students. Its history reaches back to 1869 when the Colored Methodist ...
The Potomac Street corridor of Harpers Ferry’s business district once suffered from limited parking, unsightly power lines, storm water overflow and open dumpsters. The Foundation secured grants and raised additional ...
Pine Grove Cemetery is an almost unknown six-acre burial ground dating to 1850, when citizens of Harpers Ferry petitioned the War Department for the land. Through the years it may ...
Warrior Expeditions
Taking Our Work to New Heights
Jane Rissler
